citizen journalism

Media Minutes: February 10, 2012

Candace Clement — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:12:12 -0500

Political wrangling is holding Super Wi-Fi spectrum hostage. The House has tacked on amendments to its payroll tax bill that spell big trouble for the FCC and spectrum use. And a new bill in the Illinois legislature would allow people to record on-duty police in public without permission.

ProPublica's Outreach a Welcome Step Toward 'Open Source' Journalism

Stevie Converse — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:59:03 -0400

Full article: Online Journalism Review
Melanie Sill
A couple of outreach efforts by ProPublica are examples of how the Web can make journalism more open and effective. These efforts are also reminders that both journalists and the public need much more of this. By sharing data and making it easy to use, ProPublica produces more value from its deep investments of time and expertise. ProPublica can also benefit from the insights and experiences of others who share or report on the data.

Bulletins from the Future

Stevie Converse — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:39:54 -0400

Full article: The Economist
Tom Standage
Even if you are not a news junkie, you will have noticed that your daily news has undergone a transformation. The Internet has made the news a far more participatory experience for consumers. The Economist's special report considers new trends in the news industry.

Citizen Journalism: Al Jazeera's Key to Successful Reporting of Arab Uprisings

Stevie Converse — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:51:02 -0400

Full article: World Editors Forum
Teemu Henrikson
Al Jazeera's extensive coverage of the unrest in the Arab world has helped the news agency become something of an authority on issues relating to the region. Riyaad Minty, Al Jazeera's head of social media, recently took part in the Media140 conference in Barcelona. One of the discussed topics was the network's approach of making use of on-location sources.

CCTV at National Conference for Media Reform

Stevie Converse — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:22:24 -0400

Full article: Cambridge Community TV
A panel discussion titled "Creating and Sustaining Citizen Journalism" drew an overflow crowd at the National Conference for Media Reform at the Seaport World Trade Center on Friday, April 8 in Boston. The panelists discussed innovative citizen journalism programs across the nation--how they got started, how they functioned and what made them unique.

How Citizen Journalism Has Changed Since George Holliday's Rodney King Video

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:06:03 -0500

Full article: Poynter
Steve Myers
A lot has changed, and a lot remains the same, since George Holliday committed that act of citizen journalism by chronicling Rodney King's beating. Here are some thoughts on the tools, the distribution and the economics of citizen journalism, then and now.

Citizen Journalism Not Making Up for Loss of Local Newspapers

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:22:43 -0400

Full article: Ars Technica
John Timmer
Traditional newspapers have undergone a period of contraction, with many papers shutting down entirely. At the same time, the growth of the Internet and increasing availability of tools for content production has fueled hopes that citizen journalism might pick up some of the slack. But a new survey of citizen journalism sites suggests that we're a long way from replacing what has been lost.

Media Minutes: April 23, 2010

Candace Clement — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:09:45 -0400

Spot.us, the community-funded journalism project born in San Francisco in 2008, has now expanded its coverage to Seattle. And video journalist Josh Wolf, who served 226 days in a federal prison for protecting source materials, is now facing student conduct sanctions for covering a student occupation of a University of California-Berkeley building.

Citizen Journalism Platform Sets Up News Desks in 30 Cities

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:14:00 -0400

Full article: TechCrunch.com
Leena Rao
AllVoices, a fast-growing citizen journalism platform, is launching global news desks in 30 different cities around the world, where both professional and citizen journalists will provide regular in-country reports from the ground. Cities with news desks include Baghdad, Beijing, Islamabad, London, Nairobi, and Shanghai.

Media Minutes: February 12, 2010

Candace Clement — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:41:52 -0500

YouTube and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting have kicked off a new contest that gives amateur and aspiring journalists a chance to share their stories with the world. And media researcher Jessica Clark talks about networked progressive media and their impact on a broad range of political issues.